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Published 24 Jun 2022, 12:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (National) and Educational Media Buying and Associated Services (NERARS)

Official notice

Authority: University of Reading (Education)

Framework agreement2 lotsServicesRestricted procedureMax 2 lots per supplier
Framework ceiling (notional)£100,000,000total for 2 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 7 Sept 2022
Lots 2max 2 won per supplier

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

National Education Recruitment Advertising & Resource Services (Lot 1) plus Educational Media Buying and Associated Services (Lot 2)

CPV: Advertising and marketing services · Advertising campaign services · Advertising consultancy services · Advertising management services · Advertising services · Aeral advertising services · Auction services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Composition services · Customer satisfaction survey · Customer services · Customer survey services · +20 more

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 14 suppliers

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value · win at most 2 of them

Every one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £50,000,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.

Lot #1NERARSceiling above
Lot #2Educational Media Buying and Associated Servicesceiling above

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As detailed in ITT.

What this means for your bid
  • “Education Recruitment Advertising and Resourcing Services (National)…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 14 suppliers, not a single contract.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
24 Jun 2022, 12:11 BST
Last source update
8 Aug 2022, 17:12 BST
Authority reference
2022/S-000-017314
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021790
Classification (CPV)
Advertising and marketing servicesAdvertising campaign servicesAdvertising consultancy servicesAdvertising management servicesAdvertising servicesAeral advertising servicesAuction servicesBusiness services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and securityComposition servicesCustomer satisfaction survey
+22 moreCustomer servicesCustomer survey services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034a47 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As per procurement documents.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

SQ evaluation completion: 30/09/2022

ITT evaluation completion: 08/12/2022

Publisher note: SUPC is acting as lead organisation on behalf of its members and members of the Higher Education Purchasing Consortium for Wales (HEPCW), the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC), North Western Universities Purchasing Consortium (NWUPC), North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) and Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC Ltd.). SUPC is also acting for Higher and Further Education institutions across the UK, including all current and future members of the HE and FE purchasing consortia and their partners, regardless of whether or not they are defined as Contracting Authorities for the purposes of the PCR 2015. The entire tender process will be conducted electronically and suppliers will need to register their interest online at: https://uk.eu-spply.com/login.asp?B=SUPC All documents will be issued and will need to be returned online. The Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC) is an operating unit of Southern Universities Management Services, a Company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales No. 2732244.Registered Charity No. 1042175. An electronic auction will not be used for the award of the framework agreement. Institutions may choose to use an electronic auction if undertaking a further competition under the Framework Agreement.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Appointment period ends
7 Sept 2022, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Jun 2022 → 31 Jan 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    24 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    8 Aug 2022, 17:12 BST
  3. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    7 Sept 2022, 23:59 BST
  4. Invitations to tender expected
    30 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Jan 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2022
  1. Status changed to active
    8 Aug 2022, 17:12 BST
  2. Procurement method changed
    8 Aug 2022, 17:12 BST
  3. Deadline published: 7 Sept 2022, 23:59 BST
    8 Aug 2022, 17:12 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium (SUPC)

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 111357 Reading Enterprise Centre, The University of Reading, Whiteknights Road, Earley Gate, Reading, UK, RG6 6BUContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Southern Universities Purchasing ConsortiumReview contact point ReadingContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria